Posts Tagged ‘GRAMEEN FOUNDATION’

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 3, 2009: Gloabl IT giant Microsoft has donated software worth up to US$1 million to eligible microfinance institutions (MFIs) attending the Microfinance Leadership Summit in Manila, the Philippines on Wednesday. The software is a joint technology initiative of Grameen Foundation and Microsoft Corp. to help accelerate microfinance’s impact on poverty alleviation through the strategic use of technology. The initiative was unveiled at the inaugural ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 1, 2009: Grameen Foundation has announced the appointment of Norman Buckham as regional CEO for Africa and David Edelstein as the new director of the Grameen Technology Center and vice president of technology programs. Buckham, who assumes his position on January 1, 2010, will help lead the foundation's diverse technology and microfinance initiatives across sub-Saharan Africa. Edelstein, who previously served as director ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 1, 2009:  Grameen Foundation USA and the global IT giant Microsoft are planning a series of education and mentoring forums and other activities to help microfinance institutions strengthen their technology management capabilities. To be announced later this week, it's part of an effort by Grameen to help microfinance institutions understand how technology can enhance their work. One of the signature products of Grameen is ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 18, 2009: IQPC, The Wall Street Microfinance Alliance and the New York Microfinance Club have teamed up to host the Microfinance & Sustainable Development: The Investment Opportunity Summit, taking place in New York City, January 25-27, 2010. After the Microfinance 2.0 Summit, held together with the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network, this upcoming conference is focusing on impact investing within the microfinance industry ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 13, 2009: Grameen Foundation has announced foreign travel opportunity for one of its supporters and a guest by launching the Ingenuity Fund Challenge which asks supporters to create their own campaigns to inspire others to support the work of Grameen Foundation. The travel enables the winner to see first-hand how the Foundation's microfinance and technology services are helping some of the world's ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 12, 2009: - The 2009 Toronto Microfinance Conference, a full-day event, is taking place on November 14, 2009, at the Toronto.  The conference brings together 12 domestic and international organizations active in developing microfinance programs directed at the poor and unbanked. The conference is co-hosted by the Rotary International District 7070 Microfinance Committee, Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit, FINCA International, ACCESS Community Capital ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Nov. 3, 2009: Yeardley Smith, the voice of Lisa Simpson on the award-winning animated television series, The Simpsons, has donated $1.14 million to Grameen Foundation and Fonkoze, a Haitian microfinance institution. The donation of $900,000 to Grameen Foundation will support a new initiative geared toward expanding micro-loans and other sustainable opportunities for people living at the very bottom of the economic ladder. The donation of $240,000 ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Oct. 20, 2009: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Grameen Foundation have announced a new private-public partnership to support local currency financing to microfinance institutions (MFIs) throughout the developing world. Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Administrator of USAID, and Alex Counts, CEO and President of Grameen Foundation, on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to formalize the collaboration. To launch the partnership, USAID and ... Full story